From the Heart by B.Demaere

From the Heart by B.Demaere: The Battle Within (Romans 6:16) :   The Battle Within Here at home, I do some shores and one of them is washing dishes.  As it happened, I was having my devotion time with ...

  The Battle Within Here at home, I do some shores and one of them is washing dishes.  As it happened, I was having my devotion time with the Lord.  In the back of my mind, I was also thinking about washing the dishes. During that time, I waited on the Lord, which meant waiting for his timing.   Instead of rushing from my quiet time to wash the dishes.   Finally, through his voice in my spirit he prompted me to start the dishes. It made me think of this incident between Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42) Martha was busy with the shores around the home and Mary had chosen to spend time at the feet of Jesus.   In verse 42 Jesus even tells Martha that Mary has chosen what is better. I suppose there need to be a balance, we could be so busy that we forget to spend time with Jesus or vice versa.   The balance comes with practice.   As for myself I have been a Christian for over 40 years, and I am still learning from him the obedience to His Sp...

From the Heart by B.Demaere: A Splash of Coffee, Perhaps? ( Matthew 17:20-21) :   A Splash of Coffee, Perhaps?   Some things happen to you that are weird and close to be classified as miracles.   Since I do not believe...

  A Splash of Coffee, Perhaps?   Some things happen to you that are weird and close to be classified as miracles.   Since I do not believe in luck, what happened to me was a miracle.   Now that both my wife and I are retired we do not have to go anywhere past noon.   The Life.   On top of that we both can enjoy breakfast in bed.   I prepare the breakfast (toasts) and coffee.   Keep it simple! This morning I poured the coffee from the machine to a carafe to carry it upstairs.   For that, I needed my portable stereo, the cups, and the carafe…. In the whole process, I did not realize that the carafe was tipped toward my feet and that coffee was pouring out onto the floor (5 cm or 2 inches from my bare feet).   As I realized what was happening and lost all that coffee on the ground.   It was a bit later I became fully aware of the miracle.   I could have been burned with hot liquid and not be able to wear shoes or drive.  ...

From the Heart by B.Demaere: Misunderstanding (John 8:32) (John 14:6) :   Misunderstanding I hear from a few people that are not of the Christian faith accusing us Christians of forcing them in our faith.  I am...

  Misunderstanding I hear from a few people that are not of the Christian faith accusing us Christians of forcing them in our faith.  I am sure what they mean is that they feel convicted by the Holy Spirit. Let us be clear on that.   If you feel convicted by the Holy Spirit to accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour and are sorry for your sins, then moving on the next step and becoming a Christian is the way to go.   Believe me, it’s like moving from homeless to being set free from all bondage and heavy loads and hurts. It is God freeing you and it is wonderful to have a relationship like that.   To illustrated: Salvation is moving from a lonely place to a place where you have one relationship that lasts and is satisfying to its fullest if you obey God. Before I became a Christian, I was always angry and hateful at myself and others but the very day I became a Christian on March 21, 1979, I was a changed man, and I sang songs to God without anyone telling me to d...